India picked a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to move closer to the semifinals.
Virat Kohli scored his 51st One-Day International hundred—an unbeaten 100 off 11 deliveries—to take India to 242 runs.
Rohit Sharma’s side now has two wins from two games and sits at the top of Group A. It faces New Zealand in its final group-stage match on Sunday, March 2 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
If New Zealand beats Bangladesh in its second match on Monday, India and New Zealand will qualify for semifinals before they face each other. However, if New Zealand loses, India will need to beat the Kiwis to qualify for the final without having to depend on Net Run Rate and other results.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s hopes of making the last-four are as good as over. It needs win its final game against Bangladesh by a big margin and hope New Zealand loses both its remaining games.
